Necktie holder



F. J. KEMFF NECKTIE HOLDER Filed NOV. 5, 1954 INVENTOR @Y ,cae/r/fwATTORNEY Y Patented Oct. 1, 1935 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The invention relates to a necktie holder and more especially to afour-in-hand necktie holder.

The primary object of the invention is the p rovision of a structure ofthis character, wherein 5 the same may be known as a combination tie setin that a four-in-hand type of necktie may be worn without engaging thetie with the fold in a turned-over or low collar, either of the attachedor detached type, thus relieving the wearer of the unpleasantnessincident to the wearing of the tie in the customary manner, whichfrequently works from under the collar and the knot part of the tiebecomes displaced at the front of the collar, which renders the attireunsightly and displeasing, the structure including a particular type ofcollar button and the collar being reinforced at the front and holdingsuch collar in a shape which is more nearly in conformity to the shapeof the neck, while the holder allows an up and down adjustment.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder of thischaracter, wherein the fourin-hand tie may be tied about and supportedby such holder, so that it may be worn and have the appearance of beingpassed about the neck and within the fold of a turned-over or low collarand at the same time the holder can be engaged with the collar button toavoid displacev ment of the holder while supporting or carrying the tieand at all times the necktie will be maintained properly at the front ofthe collar and in presentable wearing condition.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a holder of thischaracter which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable andefhcient in its purpose, enabling a necktie to be supported thereby,readily and easily attached to and removed from a wearer, durable, andinexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of theinvention, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective Viewof a collar for a shirt showing the necktie worn with the holderconstructed in accordance with the invention and in position withrespect to said collar.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the holder with the tie removedtherefrom.

Figure 3 is a side View of the same.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional View taken transversely through ashirt band and turnedover collar, showing the holder constructed inaccordance with the'invention engaged with a collar button for attachingthe separable collar 5., to the shirt band.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of a slight modification ofholder.

Similar reference characters indicate correl spending parts throughoutthe several view's in 10 the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally a portion ofa folded-over or what is commonly termed a turned-over collar or a lowcollar of a negligee shirt and B a four-in-hand 15 'z tie, the latterbeing worn with a holder constituting the present invention andhereinafter fully described.

The holder comprises a frame, preferably formed from a single length ofwire bent on itself 20 to provide a pair of upwardly divergent arms I 0,these having the laterally outturned tips I I formed with the curled eyeterminals I2, while the frame additionally constitutes an upwardlyextended loop I3 which is rearmost of the arms 25 Iii, the loop beingspread to provide a head I4 with which is fitted a slitted clampingplate I5 for engagement with a collar button I6, as ordinarily fasteningthe neckband of a shirt and attaching the collar A in place. 30

Carried by the arms I0 is a spread plate I'I having the upwardly taperedportion between the arms I0 and about this plate is trained the necktieB for the tying and forming of a knot I8 which secures the tie upon theholder for car- 35 riage thereby.

In the use of the holder the tie B is knotted, as at I8, about thespread plate I1 and thus in this fashion attached to the holder.Thereafter, upon the fastening of the collar to the neckband 40 I9 of ashirt by the collar button I6, the clamping plate I5 of the holder isengaged with this button I6 by the passing of the shank into the slot insaid plate I5, the slot being indicated at 20 in said plate, and thearms I0 at their tips 45 Il are swung beneath the folded-over portionsof the collar to be confined within the fold of such collar and thus thetie is attached and properly worn at the front of the collar A, as isclearly apparent in Figure 1 of the drawing.

In Figure 5 of the drawing the frame, at the loop thereof, has bent fromthe wire a circular head 2| which has the contracted portion 22 to 4accommodate the shank of a collar button I6 and in this fashion theframe is made fast in place. u

y 2ol In this modified form the slitted plate I5 is entirely dispensedwith and the head of the collar button will pass through the circularhead 2l so that the shank will be received in the contracted portion 22,as should be obvious.

The spread plate l 'l enables a proper knot I8 to be formed from the tieB and to give a puffed or padded aspect to the knot when the tie is wornupon the holder.

The two arms of the frame and the spring clip when attached to the frontcollar button provide the three bearing points to reinforce the collarat the front and hold it to the proper curvature. The spring clip whenattached to the button holds the two ends of the collar rmly together,pressing them against the middle disc of the button and preventingdrooping or sagging thereof. The structure may be termed a necktie setwhich consists of a neektle frame, a front collar button and a necktieof proper length, width and thickness. This combination set permits thenecktie to be worn without wrapping the tie around the neck and can beused with either the detached collar or collar-attached type of shirt,and the principal object of this combination is to eliminate the variousill effects produced by the present method of Wearing a tie.

Considering theshirt with a detachable collar, which may be eitherlinen, rubber or other material, when the necktie is used as at present,which When the combination set is used, the ill effects pointed out inthe foregoing paragraph are eliminated and the collar is in propershape, which is more nearly in conformity with the shape of the neck andin turn produces the desired comfort. In other words, the'frictionalcontact is removed. It can easily be seen that the weakest point in thecircumference of the collar is at the point where it fastens to thefront collar button, because of the break at this point which isnecessary to permit the collar to be attached and taken off. When theset is used it reinforces the collar at this point where it fastens tothe front collar button and holds it in shape.

When a soft-collar shirt is worn with collar attached, the frame havingthe head 2| and contracted portion 22 of the set is used instead of theVspring clip and when so used the band of the necktie is eliminated fromthe neck, thereby relieving the pressure that usually exists when thetie is used as at present. Thus it can be seen that greater comfort isthe result when the necktie frame is used.

What is claimed is:

A device of the character described, a frame formed from a single lengthof wire bent to provide a pair of upwardly diverging arms having lateralout-turned tips and an upwardly extending loop rearmost of the arms forclamping engagement with the collar button, and a spread plate connectedwith the arms and having an upwardly tapered portion between same andadapted for the tying and forming of a knot of a neckte thereon, theloop having a portion disposed at an inward angle with respect to thesaid spread plate and extending to a point above the uppermost portionof said spread plate.

FRANK J. KENIPF.

